Before I sit down to unpack I want to reblog my outfit and give you a tour of “Yorkshire”.
The top, pants and although you can’t really see the flat sandals are all separate freebies from Loordes of London and you should find them where the LM takes you. Nearby you will also find all the special offer items, “Steals ‘n’ Deals” 30Ld Tue offers etc and that’s a great place to pick up not just a bargain but Colleen Macarthur also hides all the hunt items in that area so it’s a “piece of p*ss” to find them. Most if not all come with a tiny price tag and I don’t think there is a new hunt prize to show you but I’ve never been disappointed with the prizes.
I can’t remember how I ended up in “Yorkshire” but since I was here and I was looking good I decided to snap away.
Actually, this isn’t a sim it’s a platform in the sky but I’m still going to call it a sim.… Read the rest

Aside from popping on two or three times in 2017 reluctantly and a few times here and there in 2016 I haven't been in SL in a long time and when I was I really didn't enjoy it much. I have issues in RL to deal with but aside from that I had someone in SL that I trusted a lot repeatedly break my trust and it just...killed it for me. If I was going to be stressed out in RL I was going to find a stress-free way to have fun, not a drama filled one! So I played regular video games instead (say hey to me on Overwatch lmao.) But now I feel like I miss playing with everyone (I still see some people in RL Facebook and I do check on Plurk a bit even if it seems like I don't because I don't actually say much so I still care, don't worry lol) and I miss playing dress up and I miss creating and gosh darn it I even miss my KittyCats! So it's time to start fresh now that I have had time to learn to enjoy the game again. Will I blog a lot? Not sure. I was a bit sad to see that People let Free*Style die while I was away. Breaks my hearts a little and I am not sure if I have the energy to try to revive it all on my own. I can blog here sometimes for sure but how much I don't know. I definitely won't stress myself out and will just do it when and if I want to, whether it be once a week or once a month or once a day, who knows?… Read the rest

A watery win for me.
This classically styled dress does fit me even though it doesn’t come in my SLink Physique fit but because this is called “Mermaid Dress” I just had to pop on my mermaid skin and that hair and pull this pose lol. Believe it or not that IS a Mina Nakamura hair and I know she’s well known for her realistic styling but she also has hairs which are somewhat “stylised”. I should imagine from the Hud that this hair is now only available on her MP shop.
Although I’m not showing you the dress clearly it has a lovely pastel, pearly look to it and since the Seniha group is free to join then it costs you nothing to try it for yourself. Also there are other GG’s in the shop and I know that you will recognise so again if this isn’t to your taste still go to check out the rest.
Blimey when I logged in to LM grab EVERYONE was there grabbing this new GG but remember folks I think you saw it here first.
Seniha

Popped over to Hilly Haalan to take a peek at the new releases and found a group gift I hadn’t seen before! This is the Katie dress, simple, sweet and refreshing with a choice of FIFTEEN dress textures and eleven textures for the belt – phew.
Group is free to join, and I suggest you do stay in as Hilly has some totally gorgeous deals on most weeks, I picked up a brill outfit last Tuesday for $100L that included skirt,top,jacket and heels! Anyway, this is for free – have at it !
Hilly Haalan

I want you to go to Scandalize, today, this minute, right now…or at least before the 15th because that’s the day the group goes from being free back to being 100Lds and check out this excellent new GG.
I picked the plainest colour for this top and bottom but you get a really big Hud which allows you to change not just the base colour but also the edging to the top and bottom AND an Ombre Hud which I didn’t try on and I think that one also comes with the option of putting numbers on it whateverrrr lol. There are so many excellent colour choices and combos I literally just clicked everything white because by that time my SLing time had run out and I just didn’t want to log off without doing this excellent gift.
TBH Even at 100Lds when full priced the amount of GG’s and the quality of those GG’s are well worth that token price tag. You find all of the old GG’s behind the reception desk, just follow the crowd. The only thing is that not everything comes in every sizes but I do think that they’re all marked well as to what the sizes are in any case.… Read the rest

Just Because released the Rebel dress at Uber. I am wearing one of the floral patterns in the print pack because I love florals. There are also lots of gorgeous solids of this striking halter top style dress with floral adornments. Kunglers is at Cosmopolitan with a new jewelry set, Biba, that consists of delicate floral buds. Truth just released another FREE VIP group gift hair. This is a lovely updo with flowers all around the bun. If you are not in the Truth VIP group, join now for great free gifts.

I swear the title of the post has nothing to do with footie!
Vanity shot as this bikini gave me the perfect excuse to pop back to this fantasy sandbox I did a post about recently.
This bikini looks like a good fit doesn’t it but again the picture lies. As it happens it’s not a bad fit for my SLink at all and there are lots of other sizes I think it’s a winner. You do get 2 versions in the pack, this bikini and a full swimsuit which I didn’t think I could get to fit my SLink physique shape…but I didn’t even bother trying lol.
This is the gift from “The Make Over Room” event and you will find it on the little dresser.
The Maker Over Room

Sorry, it’s not a piece of clothing I’m showing you but tbh I’ve not had much SLing time today and nope it’s not because I’ve been watching the footie, I’d rather clean out an overflowing litter tray than be stuck watching a football match.
I did just grab this simple pot plant from Noctis. 1 prim and mod. I did make it bigger, not in this picture though, and taking it up a notch or two made it look better on top of my piano and the prim stayed the same. It said Mod but apart from changing its size I couldn’t rip it apart and use those leaves in my garden BUT at 1 prim there is no reason you cannot simply sink the plant pot into the ground and still have those lovely green leaves showing. Notcis is an excellent shop for Victoriana/Gothic lovers, heavy and dark, sumptuous and rich furnishings and everything you need from the kitchen sink to knick-knacks on your mantle, and yes you can buy a mantle as well.
OK keeping this short and sweet so I can get back inworld and find a nice little outfit to show you.… Read the rest

Im starting with the back today – because I tend to favour the front shot – then you really do miss out on some of the finer details that Neve STUFFS into every inch of their designs! This is “Helen” such a summery sweet frock with a Hud that allows you to change the textures on the top, mid section and lower part.
Can never resist a bit of cake! Here is the front – and yup – as pretty as the rear ! You will find Helen at the latest round of Fameshed, demos available. My hair is FREE – mmhmm – it’s from a fast growing hair designer called Limerence – I’ve bought a few of their styles in the last coupla months – VERY nice. This is their gift at the birthday round of Cosmopolitan – nice colours on the included Hud. The suitcase with tea set is another gift from the Cosmo round – by Six O Clock and OMG its just 3 Li. Just join the Cosmopolitan group when you arrive and you can claim alllllll the birthday goodies for yourself.… Read the rest

The last post for now as I really need to log off and go do something else. So I thought I’d leave you with another really lovely mini hunt.
So why the sad face? Yup, you will have guessed right, Maitreya fit only. Even if I had noticed that I still would have gone to grab these gifties as they do look rather good and although this PJ set is easy for most to wear when I log back in I will be trying the rest on to see how good or bad they fit my SLink body. I am also wearing the pink sneakers which actually aren’t that bad a fit at all and if I put a foot shape on they might go from being ok to ooo nice.
There is a big board at the front of the shop showing what the prizes are, 2 fab looking bra & panties set, a dress, this outfit and the sneakers and all you have to do is join the FREE group and hunt down the slices of cake. There are also group gifts and one day I will remember to grab that Panda bag to show you.
PS. I also have a sad face because there are some pretty lovely Gachas in there and I caved in and won a bloddy Unicorn Tiara and I am NOT a Unicorn Tiara sort of girl!… Read the rest

In RL and SL great fashion will always come back and these tied cropped shirts were all the rage years ago but so were sculpties and the least said about them the better.
This gift from The Annex is top class, they’ve taken the old design and using mesh have refined it to bring it back to life. A really simple shirt to be teamed up with so many things.
Here is the BUT bit, not my fit, you only get it in the SLink hourglass, Maitreya and emmm another one which isn’t my SLink one. I know in this picture it looks like a perfect fit but sometimes pictures do lie and I’ve cunningly edited the breakout bits.
There are a couple of other gifts but they’ve been blogged either by me or Faith a while ago, kinky latex outfits. Make sure you’re wearing your The Annex tag as although it looks as though this is an SL frees & offers (sic) gift it’s not.
PS. I am wearing undies but maybe black wasn’t the best choice lol.
UPDATE.
So I quickly logged in and I was wrong, the “mini hud” doesn’t allow you to fine-tune your SLink Alphas so you can make your own to fit clothing which wasn’t designed to work with SLink so I am a bit sad about that but on the positive side what it does is allow you to create a mini hud for each outfit and have that tucked into the same folder so you change from a bikini to an evening gown you simple use the mini hud that you have set to fit that outfit and once click will change the Alphas from (Read more...)

I rarely do a picture of me either sitting down or lying down as I just look weird so I’ve wasted enough time trying yet again to take that sitting picture and so I’ve given up and stood up.
A NEW FREE MINA called Hannah. This is a pretty new hair so she’s not just passing off her old stock, having said that most of my “goto” hairs are years old because they are still 100% quality and like all of her hair just last the test of time. Even more generous than it being one of her newer hairs is that you get more than the 1 shade you I do believe you get the “essentials” pack which gives you 13 shades! Everything from the blackest of blacks to the blondes of blondes and to top that off this hair also has an “option” which is to have a few strands of hair across your face or not as I’m wearing it in this picture. It’s these touches that give Mina’s hair that natural touch and not a slapped on wiggy look.… Read the rest

So I had a day off yesterday and as much as I would like to say I spent it lounging and lunching and lazying like a lady I spent it cleaning, scrubbing and cursing like a skivvy! Such is life but instead of taking pictures of the really pretty freebies AND NEW MINA FREEEEEEE HAIR I took a quick snap of this chair.
One of the notices I got was from a shop called “also known as” and I don’t think I’d even heard that name before and since I’m curious and the note also showed the 2 gifts in the shop and although the other gift is a “cabin” it was this chair that I was hoping was as good as it looked in their picture…and it is. I’ve actually quickly logged in and moved it because I wanted to try to get the light from the outside to shine through the slats because even with all of that detailing it’s only 2prims! Although there are a total of 6 poses for me this is more of a statement piece.
The group costs 1Ld to join and as mentioned there is a “cabin” as well and the reason I’ve put that in brackets is that to me cabin makes me think of something old and rustic whilst this is a modern cube, with glass sliding doors etc
PS. … Read the rest

Yes I am at this moment looking at the rain and debating if I should rain dodge and pop to the shops or just put my snuggling clothes on, grab a cat and settle down for a quiet afternoon.
I was at the Hashtag event, lots of stalls with 0,5 or 10Ld gifts and I think by now most people know that sometimes the gifts can be hit or miss but also sometimes it’s nice to splash a few Lindens and you never know, but with this dress you don’t need to guess or even spend any Lindens as this is a FREE to join Papermoon group gift. There is a little Papermoon shop at the Hashtag event and you will find it in there.
And that’s it..
UPDATE. In the end I changed into my baggy, saggy snuggling clothes but I didn’t grab a cat as they have claws and bad attitudes then settled down to mooching SL. Because this is the last thing I was wearing I kept it on and actually I liked this even better as when moving from one windlight setting to another the “luminosity” of the dress changed. … Read the rest

I love the ribbons wrapped around my ankles and tied with a big bow in the new Essenz shoes released at Vanity this month. My outfit is from a new store, Butter, that is also at Vanity. For a first effort, this outfit is pretty cute. I love the design. The texturing needs to mature a little bit, but the mesh is nice and fits well. Also, you can't wear the pieces separate. The shirt and shorts can only be worn together. My hair is the new FREE group gift from Truth. If you are not in the Truth VIP group, you need to join. The small group free is WELL worth the 12 free hairstyles we get every year.

Look what I bought.
The only thing I will say about this skybox is it not too bad prim wise, but still a lot of prims if you’re prim conscious, and with a price tag of 2500Lds hardly keeping in my Cheap B* reputation. The thing is when you LOVE it and you will use it then it’s worth paying for and although our sim is stunning at the moment we don’t have a beach and I think a beach is missing and so I think both Faith and I will find having this on our sim will be very handy.
But never fear the Cheap B* is still here, with this outfit.
This is just one of them at the Maci shop. Lots of sizes. You will find this and other gifts on the sides of the column….you will see what I mean when you TP there.
MaciYB Landscapes

A box of sugar-free, guilt-free chocolates that actually taste amazing.

A Maitreya top with a hud which is excellent and for me unwearable.

If you get it wrong you need to hang you Lelutka/Catwa/System head in shame.
I did try to take a picture of the top but with my SLink body, I couldn’t really get a good enough fit esp since I also wanted to get a close up of the texturing which is pretty darn good. A nice amount of colours in the hud and although I couldn’t wear it again you may have the right mesh bod or an alpha that you can use.
A totally new shop to me called “Spectacledchic” and yes I did think I would find it full of glasses but nope, it’s a very small shop with an even smaller selection of clothing but very nice stuff. This does seem to be slightly different in that you can only buy fat packs so the prices can appear to be a bit steep (I think they average 500Lds) but you do get a really interesting selection of textures and colours. … Read the rest

Yippppppee ! Dench Designs has a new group gift for you – word of warning though – you wont want to leave it – ever! This is the beach hut, free to group members and the group is free to join. It’s just fantastic – seriously – I set mine up on my faux beach and felt so relaxed with the sound effects playing (you can turn them off if you prefer) Packed full of fahhhhbulous poses in the deck chairs, the couch, the kitchenette, the dining area and even ON THE ROOF ! I love the set up of Dench’s items – you can rez as much or as little of the props as you like – I haven’t rezzed the lights or the fire-pit above – there is lots to play with !
Here is a little taster – but head over and grab your own copy. It’s a proper little beach hut – the windows can be closed and a sheer curtain gives you some privacy if you pull it across. Of courrrrse you also have a choice of fabrics for the hut, the couch, and even the table-cloth – READ the information note to get the best out of it.… Read the rest

I don’t get the smoking in SL. I’m a smoker in RL (well not at the moment for baby bump reasons) but I never got the appeal for cigarettes in SL. My avatar is a better version of me, smoother skin, finer features, perkier boobs… I can play with piercings and tattoos at times because, unlike in real life, they can be removed quickly and painlessly, and obviously she’s a non-smoker. But when I unpacked this cigarette with mouthpiece from Dreamcatcher I knew I just had to show you. It comes with poses but I used another pose pack, also from Vintage Fair, that’s called Moonlight and Martinis, and includes a cigarette too, as well as a glass of… Martini! As usual, you’ll find all the credits after the pictures!
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